"He is Patriarch Qitian..."
Wang Ba looked at the ochre-robed youth. Although he had already guessed the man's identity, he still could not help giving him another look, momentarily feeling a trace of unreality.
In the past, Great Jin on Wind-Approaching Continent had the Three Sects and One Clan. The Qin Clan and the Wandering Immortal Temple revered the same patriarch, Patriarch Qin Lin. Patriarch Chongyuan had founded the Myriad Phenomena Sect, while the founding patriarch of the Longevity Sect was the ochre-robed youth before him: Patriarch Qitian.
Because these three patriarchs were master and disciples, and fellow disciples, the Three Sects and One Clan in Little Cang Realm had always remained close as well, maintaining a harmony rarely found among the realm's other powers.
Naturally, the three patriarchs held exalted positions within the Three Sects. Even within the Myriad Phenomena Sect, Patriarch Qitian was equally revered and admired.
Wang Ba had seen portraits of Patriarch Qitian and had even offered incense to him. Now, having crossed the distant Boundary Sea to see the living man himself in Cloud-Heaven Realm, his feelings were extraordinarily complicated, beyond words.
But his Dao heart was firm, after all. He swiftly recovered and raised his hands to salute.
Unexpectedly, the ochre-robed youth took the initiative and raised his hands first.
"Greetings, True Person Taiyi. I am Qitian."
Wang Ba paused slightly, only to see that the ochre-robed youth's eyes also held surprise. His face, however, maintained a forced composure as he smiled.
Standing nearby, he had naturally heard how Hui Yunzi addressed Wang Ba and had more or less guessed Wang Ba's identity. Before the surrounding cultivators, however, he said nothing further and greeted him as a peer.
Wang Ba understood his intention as well. Smiling, he raised his hands.
"I am Taiyi. Greetings,